Private school PE teacher arrested under POCSO Act in Andhra’s Kuppam

The arrest comes less than a month after two government physical education teachers in Kakinada were suspended over sexual assault complaints by students

Published - October 01, 2026 02:18 pm IST - KUPPAM

For representational purposes only. The minor underwent a medical examination and her statement was recorded as per procedure. | Photo Credit: Tinnakorn Jorruang

Less than a month after two government teachers in Kakinada were suspended over sexual assault complaints by students, a physical education teacher at a private school in Kuppam of Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district has been arrested on a charge of sexually assaulting a minor girl student.

The girl studies at the school where the accused works, the police said. Based on a complaint filed by her family, the police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and took the teacher into custody on Thursday (October 1, 2026).

The girl underwent a medical examination and her statement was recorded as per procedure. The accused was produced in court and remanded.

In Kakinada, the District Education Officer suspended a physical science teacher and a physical education teacher at government high schools on September 7, on the findings of departmental inquiries into complaints by girl students.

Children in distress, or anyone with information about abuse, can call Childline at 1098.

Published - October 01, 2026 02:18 pm IST

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